Campbell Patrick White (November 30, 1787 – February 12, 1859) was an American businessman and politician who served four terms as a

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from New York from 1829 to 1835.

Biography

Born in Ireland, White received a limited education. He

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in 1816 and engaged in mercantile pursuits in

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Congress

White was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1829, to October 2, 1835,Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York
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met. He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs ( Twenty-third Congress).

Later career and death

White resumed mercantile pursuits. He was appointed quartermaster general of the

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on January 24, 1831. He served as delegate to the New York State constitutional convention in 1845. He resided in New York City until his death on February 12, 1859. He was interred in St. Paul's Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Campbell Patrick 1787 births 1859 deaths Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians Burials at St. Paul's Chapel Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)